David Longdon
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David Longdon | |
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Born | Nottingham, England | 17 June 1965
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Occupation(s) | Multi-instrumentalist, singer |
Instruments | Vocals, flute, dulcimer, glockenspiel, keyboards, guitar, bass, mandolin, lute, banjo, accordion, percussion, psaltry, vibraphone, theremin |
Associated acts | Big Big Train, Steve Hackett, , Theo Travis, Judy Dyble |
Website | www.bigbigtrain.com |
David Longdon (born 17 June 1965) is a British multi-instrumentalist and singer, who is most well known as the lead vocalist and co-songwriter of the progressive rock band Big Big Train. Besides singing, Longdon plays flute, keyboards, acoustic and electric 6 & 12 string guitars, bass, mandolin, lute, banjo, accordion, percussion, dulcimer, psaltry, vibraphone, theremin and also the glockenspiel.
Career[]
Longdon was one of those who auditioned as lead singer of rock band Genesis in 1996, following the departure of Phil Collins. He auditioned during the making of Calling All Stations (1997), but the role was given to Scottish singer Ray Wilson.[1]
Discography[]
Source.[2]
With Big Big Train[]
- Albums
- The Underfall Yard (2009)
- English Electric Part One (2012)
- English Electric Part Two (2013)
- Folklore (2016)
- Grimspound (2017)
- The Second Brightest Star (2017)
- Grand Tour (2019)
- The Underfall Yard (2021)
- EPs
- Far Skies Deep Time (2010)
- Make Some Noise (2013)
- Wassail (2015)
Solo album[]
- "Wild River" 2004
With Louis Philippe[]
- Jackie Girl (1996)
- Live (2007)
With The Tangent[]
- Le Sacre du Travail (2013)
- L'Etagère du Travail (2013)
With The Charlatans[]
- Modern Nature (song "Walk with Me") (2015)
With Dave Kerzner[]
- New World (song "New World") (2014)
Other projects[]
- Spectral Mornings (lyrics, flute and vocals) (2015) - along with Nick Beggs, , Nick D'Virgilio, Christina Booth and Steve Hackett
References[]
- ^ Giammetti, Mario (November 2010). "David Longdon exclusive interview for 'Dusk'". Dusk.it. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Discografía de David Longdon". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- British multi-instrumentalists
- British rock singers
- Living people
- The Tangent members